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TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONCERN:

4Be it known that I, E.,DETWILER, of the city and county of Milwaukee,and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement inParlor-Spittoons; and I do hereby decla-re that the following .is Va.full', clear, and exact des'criptionthereof, which will' enable those skillediin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming part f this specification, in which-Figure 1 isha. vertical sectional View, and

Figure 2 a top view withthe cover and top rim removed. v

Similar letters of reference in each of the figures indicatecorresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to produce n, spittoon which will 'be neatand handy for use'in parlors and other rooms.

A is the outside shell, open atV the bottom. B is the cover, hinged tothe top of shell C is acurb, hanging down inside from the top of shellA. D is the inside receptacle, to hold whatever vis thrown into thespittoon. It is made tapering, open at the top, which is smaller thanthe bottom, and a recess is turned or pressed from the outside near thetop. The outside lshell A slips down over this receptacle, D, andspringeatches, on each side of shell A, it into this recess in D, andhold it in place.

E is an annular lever, inside of Ashell A, and between it and curb C. F,handle and treadle to lever E. G G,`hanging fulcra for `lever E, securedto the inside of shell A. I-I, a. rod, connecting lever E to cover B bye link on the under side of the cover, near where vit is hinged to shellA. I'I, spring-catehes, on the inside of shell A, to hold receptacle Din place. These catches have their upper ends secured to shell A, andare, turned out at the bottom, and pass -out through holes in the shell,andt'heir outer ends turned in loops, so that they can be taken hold ofand pulled out, releasing the receptacle D, so that it can be taken outand cleaned. Operation, The spittoon being together, as shown, (iigfL)step the Vtoe on treadle F, bearing it: down; this-'raises the back sideof lever E, and, by means of connecting-rod H, covel` B is raised, asshown in red dotted lines, lig. l.

When the pressure is taken off treadleF, cover B falls back to its placeand closes the spittoon.

What Ielaim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A spittoon, constructed with outside shell A, with cover B, with insidecurb C, with receptacle D, ie'verfnl, with trcadle F, and cnnecting-rodH, secured together with springs I I, substantiallynas and for thepurpose specified. A

E.v DETWILER.

Witnesses:

J. B. SMITH, Pnvsr B. SMITH.

